Sanitary dry closet.



S. A. DIXON & S. L. RATLIFF.

SANITARY DRY CLOSET.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. i 7. 1917.

' Patented Dec. 18, 1917.

Inventors Attorneys Witnesses SILAS ALBERT DIXQN. AND SAMUEL LYNN.RATLIFF,. OFfiFADSDEN, ALABAMA;

SANITARY DRY oLosEn To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, SILAs' ALBERT'DIXON Closet, of which the following is a specification. a

T he subject of this invention is a sanitary dry closet, and the objects of the invention are, first toprovide a sanitary dry closet with a receptacle which may be easily removed from and returned to the closet, second, toprovide a novel means for detachably holding the receptacle in place, third, to provide a tight joint between the receptacle and the seat, fourth, to provide a sim- I ple and eflicient dry closet.

With the foregoing and other ob ects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed, can be made with in the scope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

A practical embodiment of the invention is shown in the accompanying drawing, wherein:

Figure l is a central vertical longitudinal section of a closet constructed in accordance with the invention.

Fig. 2 is a central, vertical cross section of the same.

Referring to the drawing by numerals of reference:

The usual and ordinary casing and hous ing i indicated at 1, and this casing may be provided with a door 2 to normally close the casing. A seat or top 3 formed with a suitable opening 4 is provided and a lid 5 may be secured to the seat by hinges 6 for the purpose of normally closing the open- Secured to the under side of the seat or top 3, and to each side thereof, are guide strips 7 formed with opposed flanges 8. The flang s .5 are adapted to receive and sup! port the teases 9Wh =l ext nd fr the Specification' of Letters Iatent.

' Patented Dec. 18,1917.

Application filed September 17, 1917. Serial No. 191,861.

upper edge at each side of a receptacle or bucket 10. The bucket 10 has lugs or ears 11 v secured at each side thereof to which are pivotally connected the ends of a handle 12. A hand grip 13 may be rigidly secured to the rear of the receptacle to aid in withdrawing the receptacle from the casing.

Secured to the under side of the seat 3 is a plate of resilient metal 14 the front edge 15 of which is secured to the under side of the seat 3 and may bebent as shown to provide a stop for the bucketor receptacle 10.

It is of course understood that a separate" piece may be provided for" this stop if desired.

The side edges of the plate 14 rest in the space between the lower face of the seat'3 and the flanges 8, as seen most clearly in Fig. 1. The rear edge of'the plate 14 is bent as shown in Fig. 2 to provide a'latch16 Which engages the rear upper edge of the receptacle 10. The rear edge is extended outwardly and upwardly to be easily accessible to one wishing to withdraw the receptacle. The plate 14 is provided with an opening 17 which alines with the opening 4 of the seat.

A vent pipe 18 maybe mounted in a suitable aperture in the seat 3 and a gauze artition 19 may be secured in this pipe to zeep flies from entering the receptacle 10.

V In practice the device operates as follows: The resilient plate 14 presses down upon the side flanges 9 of the receptacle and retains them firmly seated on the flanges 8 while the upturned rear edge of the plate 14 contacts the rear edge of the seat 8 thereby efi'ectually closing all ingress to the recep- 1. A sanitary dry closet, comprising a seat,

guides on the under side of the seat, opposed flanges on the guides, a receptacle, flanges .on the'receptacle and adapted to be seated on the flanges of the guides, a resilient plate s d in the s a r i g the finesse of the receptacle to force the same against plate secured to the under side of the seat the guide flanges, and a latch formed on the for pressing the receptacle downwardly and 10 plate for locking the receptacle in place. 7 latch it in place. i

2. A sanitary dry closet, comprising a seat, In testimony that We claim the foregoing guides on theunder side of the seat, opposed as our own, We have hereto affixed 0 1 gflanges on the guides, a receptacle,'fianges natures. on the'receptacle andadapted to be seated SILAS ALBERT'DIXON. 011 the flanges of the guides, and a resilient SAMUEL LYNN RATLIF F.

@oples of this patent may be obtained forflve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents.

I 1 Washington, D. C. 

